{"id":2167,"date":"2025-08-13T11:49:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T11:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/2025\/08\/13\/take-our-capital-back-nearly-800-troops-deployed-by-donald-trump-arrive-at-dc-23-individuals-arrested-overnight\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T11:49:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T11:49:27","slug":"take-our-capital-back-nearly-800-troops-deployed-by-donald-trump-arrive-at-dc-23-individuals-arrested-overnight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/2025\/08\/13\/take-our-capital-back-nearly-800-troops-deployed-by-donald-trump-arrive-at-dc-23-individuals-arrested-overnight\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Take our capital back\u2019: Nearly 800 troops deployed by Donald Trump arrive at DC; 23 individuals arrested overnight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-123277421,imgsize-1301495,width-400,resizemode-4\/123277421.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Take our capital back\u2019: Nearly 800 troops deployed by Donald Trump arrive at DC; 23 individuals arrested overnight\" title=\"AP file photo \" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Around 800 National Guard members employed by US President Donald Trump began arriving in Washington, DC, on Tuesday as the new law enforcement presence in the nation\u2019s capital started to take shape.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>City police and federal officials, signalling cooperation, took the initial steps to reduce crime in what Trump described, without substantiation, as a lawless city, reported AP.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>This comes after Trump announced on Monday that he is placing the Washington, DC, police department under federal control and deploying the National Guard. &#8220;This is Liberation Day in DC, and we&#8217;re going to take our capital back,&#8221; Trump said at a White House press conference.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>The administration indicated that National Guard members were expected to begin patrolling the streets Tuesday night, as per a White House official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The Army also said that no details have been released yet regarding the specific areas the troops would cover, an anonymous source was quoted as saying by AP. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>The deployment resulted in 23 arrests overnight, as per White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Charges included homicide, drunk driving, gun and drug offenses, and subway fare evasion, though she did not provide additional details.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Trump warned on Sunday that homeless individuals in the city would \u201chave to move out, IMMEDIATELY,\u201d adding that they would be relocated \u201cfar from the Capital.\u201d Over 70 homeless encampments have been removed by the US park police over the past five months, Leavitt said, reported AP.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>DC mayor Muriel Bowser vowed to cooperate with the federal officials assigned by Trump to oversee the city\u2019s law enforcement, while emphasizing that the police chief would continue to lead the department and its officers. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>\u201cHow we got here or what we think about the circumstances, right now we have more police, and we want to make sure we use them,\u201d she said. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Official data from the US Justice Department shows that violent crime in Washington DC is at a 30-year low, but Trump disputes the figures, alleging manipulation. <!-- -->He also criticized a $3.1 billion renovation of the Federal Reserve headquarters, labeling it wasteful.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Bowser argues that the ultimate authority lies with Trump, leaving local officials little choice but to comply and manage the situation as best as they can. She noted that as long as Washington remained a federal enclave with limited autonomy under the DC Home Rule Act, it will be vulnerable to such interventions. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Trump is the first president to invoke Section 740 of the law to assume control of Washington\u2019s police for up to 30 days during emergencies.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      const ifAllowedOnAllPages = allowedSurvicateSections && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('all');\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed || ifAllowedOnAllPages){\n        (function(w) {\n         function setAttributes() {\n            var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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